Behaviourism- Operant conditioning

Who discovered operant conditioning?

Skinner (1953)

What is positive reinforcement?

Receiving a reward

What is operant conditioning?

Belief we learn through reinforcement

What is Negative reinforcement?

Person does a behaviour to a food something unpleasant

What type of reinforcement is Person does a behaviour to a food something unpleasant?

Negative

What type of reinforcement is receiving a reward?

Positive

What is a punishment?

Consequence of behaviour

What type of reinforcement is a consequence of behaviour?

Punishment

What were the 3 types of reinforcement in Skinner's operant conditioning study w/ rats?

Positive: Food pellet

Negative: Avoidance of electric floor

Punishment: Electric shock

What was the positive reinforcement in Skinner's operant conditioning rat study?

Food pellet

What was the negative reinforcement in Skinner's operant conditioning rat study?

Rats avoiding electrified floor

What was the punishment in Skinner's operant conditioning rat study?

Electrical shock

What were the 2 learnt behaviours in Skinner's operant conditioning rat study?

Pulling lever for food

Avoiding electrified floor

Results of Skinner's operant conditioning rat study

Rats learnt 2 behaviours

Pull lever for food

Avoid electrified floor

3 features of rat environment in Skinners study

-Lever rats could pull that deposited food pellet

-Lights and loudspeakers which acted as visual and auditory clues when needed

-Metal floor that could be electrified